MEMORANDUM AND RULES AND REGULATIONS (Revised as on 15 th September 2012)

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1 (Registered under Act XXI of 1860 at Madras on ) HEADQUARTERS Cricket Centre, 2nd Floor, Wankhede Stadium, D Road, Mumbai Tel. : / Fax : bcci@vsnl.com SP-400/09-13 MEMORANDUM AND RULES AND REGULATIONS (Revised as on 15 th September 2012)

2 MEMORANDUM AND RULES AND REGULATIONS (Revised as on 15 th September 2012)

3 CONTENTS Page Memorandum of Association 1 Rules and Regulations 1. Interpretation 5 2. Headquarters 9 3. Membership and Jurisdiction of Members 9 4. Admission Fee and Subscription Vote, Annual Subscription, Accounts of Tournaments A) Procedure for Promotion of an Associate Member to a Full Member 13 B) Procedure for admission as an Affiliate Member under 3 (iv) and Promotion as an Associate Member Composition of the Board Powers and Duties of the Board Power and Control over players, support staff, umpires and Match Officials Conduct of players Enquiry into conduct of Players, Match Official, Administrator Working Committee (Composition, Powers and Duties) Powers and Duties of Office-bearers 24 (a) The President 24 (b) The Secretary 25 (c) The Honorary Joint Secretary 27 (d) The Honorary Treasurer Administration Election of Office-bearers and Vice-Presidents Annual General Meeting Special General Meeting Accidental omission to give notice of Meeting 34

4 (Registered under Act XXI of 1860 at Madras on ) 19. Quorum at A.G. and S. G. Meetings President at Meetings Casting vote or drawing lots Voting at A.G. and S.G. Meetings Procedure for Elections Finality in case of dispute regarding a vote Accounts Settlement of Accounts, Balance Sheet Standing Committees: 37 (A) All India Senior Selection Committee 37 (B) All India Junior Selection Committee 37 (C) All India Women's Selection Committee 38 (D) Zonal Selection Committee 38 (E) Umpires Committee 39 (F) Senior Tournament Committee 40 (G) Vizzy Trophy Committee 41 (H) Tour Programme & Fixtures Committee 41 (I) Technical Committee 42 (J) Junior Cricket Committee 43 (K) Finance Committee 43 (L) Women's Cricket Committee 44 (M) Governing Council Permission to conduct tournaments Ban on Participation in unapproved Tournaments Organize foreign tours or invite teams from abroad Auditors Misconduct and procedure to deal with Notice Indemnity Alternation of Rules Suit by or against the Board Arbitration 52 MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

5 MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION 1. The name of the Association is "THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA" and it shall here after be referred to as the BOARD. 2. The objects of the Board are : (a) To control the game of cricket in India and give its decision on all matters including women's cricket which may be referred to it by any member association in India; (b) To encourage the formation of State, Regional or other Cricket Associations and the organization of Inter-State and other Tournaments; (c) To arrange, control, regulate and if necessary finance visits of Teams that are Members of the International Cricket Council and teams of other Countries in India; (d) To arrange, control, regulate and finance visits of an Indian Cricket Team to tour countries that are Members of the International Cricket Council or elsewhere in conjunction with the bodies governing cricket in the countries to be visited; (e) To promote the game throughout India by organizing coaching schemes, establishing coaching academies, holding tournaments, exhibition matches, Test Matches, ODI's, Twenty/20, any other matches and by any other manner; (f) To foster the spirit of sportsmanship and the ideals o cricket amongst school, college and university students and others and educate them in the same; (g) To frame the Laws of Cricket in India and to make alteration, amendments or addition to the laws of cricket in india whenever desirable or necessary; 1

6 (h) To appoint Trustees in whom shall vest immovable properties and funds of the Board as may be entrusted to them from time to time; (i) (j) (k) (l) To sell, manage, mortgage, lease, exchange, dispose of or otherwise deal with all or any property of the Board; To collect funds and wherever necessary borrow with or without security and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities; To carry on any other activity which may seem to the Board capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above, or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of, or render profitable any of the properties or rights of the Board; To donate such sum or sums for (i) such causes as would be deemed fit by the Board conducive to the promotion of the game of Cricket, ( the benefit of cricketer or his widow or children by introducing benevolent fund scheme subject to the rules and regulations of the BCCI or other benefit schemes, as the Board may deem fit, (i any other person who has served cricket or his widow or his children as the Board may consider fit. (iv) to award sponsorship to sports person in games other than cricket for development of their individual skills. (v) to donate to any charitable cause. (m) To organize matches in aid of Public Charities and Relief Funds; (n) To lay out any ground for playing the game and for other purposes and to provide pavilion, canteen and other conveniences and amenities in connection therewith; (o) To impart physical education through the medium of cricket and take all steps to assist the citizens to develop their physique; (p) (i) ( To acquire movable and immovable property and to apply both the capital and income thereof and the proceeds of the sale or mortgage thereof, for or towards, all or any of the objects of the Board; To appoint Committees, from time to time to organize matches for the achievement of the objects of the Board and to utilise the net proceeds thereof towards the implementation of the objects set out herein; (q) To introduce a scheme of professionalism and to implement the same; (r) (s) (t) To take such action as may be necessary to coordinate the activities of affiliated associations, institutions and their members in relation to the Board and amongst themselves; To select teams to represent India in Test Matches, One Day International and Twenty/20 matches played in India or abroad, and to select such other teams as the Board may decide from time to time; To start or sponsor and/or to subscribe to funds or stage a match for the benefit of the cricketers o p e r s o n s who may have rendered service to the game of cricket or for their families or to donate towards the development or promotion of the game; (u) To appoint Manager and/or other officials of Indian Teams; 2 3

7 (Registered under Act XXI of 1860 at Madras on ) (v) To appoint India's representative or representatives on the International Cricket Conference and other Conferences, Seminars, connected with the game of Cricket; (w) To employ, appoint executive secretaries Administrative officer and assistant secretaries,clerks, managers, coaches, professional cricketers, umpires, scorers, statisticians, groundsmen, peons, servants and other service personal and staff and to pay to them and other persons in return for their services rendered to the Board, salaries, wages, gratuities, pensions, honorariums, ex-gratia payments and/or provident fund and to remove or dismiss such employees; (x) To start and maintain a library of books, museum, periodicals on Sports in general and Cricket in particular and to start journals or journals on cricket; (y) Generally to do all such other acts and things as may seem to the board to be convenient and/or conducive to the carrying out the objects of the Board; 3. The income, funds and properties of the Board, however acquired, shall be utilized and applied solely for the promotion of the objects of the Board as set forth above to aid and assist financially or otherwise and to promote, encourage, advance and develop and generally to assist the game of cricket or any other sport throughout India The Board shall not be dissolved unless the dissolution is decided upon by a resolution passed at a General Meeting of the Board convened for the purpose, by a majority of 3/4th of the Members present and entitled to vote. The quorum for such meeting shall be 2/3rd of the members who have a right to vote. In the case of dissolution of the Board, if there shall remain after satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, it shall be given or transferred to some other institution or institutions having objects similar to those of the Board and not running for profit. RULES AND REGULATIONS

8 1. INTERPRETATION RULES AND REGULATIONS (a) "THE BOARD" means the Board of Control for Cricket In India. (b) (i) ( (i (iv) "MEMBER" means a Full Member and includes its representative. "AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER" means an Association admitted as an Associate Member under Rule 3(i of the Rules and Regulations and includes its representative. AFFILIATE MEMBER means any State which is not covered by any Full Member or Associate Member, may be admitted as an Affiliate Member but shall not include any union territory. Union territory other than Delhi shall not be entitled to membership of any of the above category. However for the purpose of cricket, union territory shall be attached to the geographically closest full member. (c) "YEAR" means financial year commencing from the 1st day of April and ending on the 31st day of March of the following year. (d) "PLAYERS" Any Cricketer past or present registered with BCCI or any of its members as a player and shall include any person selected in any squad to represent India in a Test Match, ODI tour match, Twenty/20 or Junior Tournament Matches in India or Abroad. (e) "PRESIDENT means the President of the Board. (f) "SECRETARY" means the Honorary Secretary and Honorary Joint Secretary, if any, of the Board. 5

9 (g) "TREASURER" means Honorary Treasurer of the Board. 5) National Cricket Club, Calcutta 6) Tripura Cricket Association (h) "WORKING COMMITTEE" means the Working\ Committee, to whom is entrusted by these rules, the management of the affairs of the Board. (i) "REPRESENTATIVE" of a Member or an Associate Member or Affiliate Member means a person duly nominated as such by the Member, Associate Member or the Affiliate Member (j) (i) "ZONE" means North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The following full members shall form the North, South, East,West and Central Zone respectively. North Zone: 1) Delhi & District Cricket Association. 2) Services Sports Control Board. 3) Punjab Cricket Association 4) Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association 5) Haryana Cricket Association 6) Association of Indian Universities 7) Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association South Zone: 1) Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. 2) Karnataka State Cricket Association. 3) Hyderabad Cricket Association. 4) Kerala Cricket Association. 5) Andhra Cricket Association. 6) Goa Cricket Association. East Zone: 1) Cricket Association of Bengal 2) Jharkhand State Cricket Association 3) Assam Cricket Association 4) Orissa Cricket Association (k) West Zone: 1) Mumbai Cricket Association 2) Cricket Club of India 3) Maharashtra Cricket Association 4) Baroda Cricket Association 5) Gujarat Cricket Association 6) Saurashtra Cricket Association Central Zone: 1) Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association 2) Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association 3) Rajasthan Cricket Association 4) Vidarbha Cricket Association 5) Railway Sports Promotion Board i iv) The Board shall decide, the zone in which an Associate Member, promoted as Full Member, shall fall. For the purpose of Clause (j), National Cricket Club, Kolkata, Cricket Club of India, and Association of Indian Universities shall not be included in any zone for the purpose of being elected to any committee except Working Committee and in case of Association of Indian Universities in the Vizzy Trophy Committee. Railway Sports Promotion Board and Services Sports Control Board shall not be deemed to be included in any zone for the purpose of election to the Junior Tournament Committee. "OFFICE BEARER" means the President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Joint Secretary, and Honorary Treasurer. 6 7

10 (l) "TOURNAMENT RULES" means rules governing the conduct of Tournament such as Irani, Ranji, Duleep, Vijay Hazare, Deodhar, C K Nayudu, Cooch-Behar, Vijay Merchant, Polly Umrigar and Mushtaq Ali Trophy Tournaments and such other Tournaments conducted by the Board from time to time. (m) Junior Tournament shall mean any tournament meant for cricketers under the age of 22 years. (r) (s) Regulations. No person other than existing administrator shall be a member of the disciplinary committee. Indian Premier League: means the domestic twenty overs tournament consisting of franchisees. Governing Council: means the Standing Committee which shall be in charge of and conduct the Indian Premier League. (n) Administrator : An Administrator shall mean and include present and former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Hony. Secretaries, Hony. Treasurers, Hony. Jt. Secretaries of the Board of Control for Cricket in India ("the Board"), past and present Presidents and Secretaries of members affiliated to BCCI, a representative of member or an Associate member or affiliate members of the Board and any person connected with any of the sub-committee appointed by the Board as defined in the Memorandum and Rules and Regulations of the Board. (o) "MATCH OFFICIALS" shall include Umpires, Match Referee, Observer and Scorer and any other person appointed by the Board from time to time. (q) Disciplinary Committee: The Board shall at every Annual General Meeting appoint a Committee consisting of three present administrators of whom the President shall be one of them to inquire into and deal with the matter relating to any act of indiscipline or misconduct or violation of any of the Rules and Regulations by any player, Umpire, Team Official, Administrator, Selector or any person appointed or employed by BCCI. The Committee shall have full power and authority to summon any person(s) and call for any evidence it may deem fit and necessary and make and publish its decision including imposing penalties if so required, as provided in the Memorandum and Rules and 2. HEADQUARTERS: The Headquarters of the Board shall be located at Mumbai. 3. MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION OF MEMBERS: (a) (i) ( Membership of the Board shall be confined to (a) Full Members; (b) Associate Members (c) Affiliate Members Full Members: The following existing Members shall be the Full Members 1. Andhra Cricket Association 2. Assam Cricket Association 3. Association of Indian Universities 4. Baroda Cricket Association 5. Cricket Association of Bengal 6. Cricket Club of India 7. Delhi & District Cricket Association 8. Goa Cricket Association 9. Gujarat Cricket Association 10. Haryana Cricket Association 11. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association 12. Hyderabad Cricket Association 13. Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association 14. Jharkhand State Cricket Association 15. Karnataka State Cricket Association 8 9

11 16. Kerala Cricket Association 17. Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association 18. Maharashtra Cricket Association 19. Mumbai Cricket Association 20. National Cricket Club 21. Orissa Cricket Association 22. Punjab Cricket Association 23. Railway Sports Promotion Board 24. Rajasthan Cricket Association 25. Saurashtra Cricket Association 26. Services Sports Control Board 27. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association 28. Tripura Cricket Association 29. Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association 30. Vidarbha Cricket Association (i (iv) Associate Members: The central controlling body for cricket in any State within the territory of India other than union territory and approved by the Board as Associate Member. The following are the existing Associate Members promoted as per Rule 6 (b)( 1 Sikkim Cricket Association 2 Manipur Cricket Associations 3 Chhatisgarh State Cricket Sangh 4 Bihar Cricket Association Affiliate Members: Any State within India which is not covered by either Full Member or Associate Member other than union territory may be admitted as Affiliate Member. The following are Affiliate Members 1 Meghalaya Cricket Association 2 Nagaland Cricket Association 3 Arunachal Cricket Association (b) Jurisdiction: The territorial jurisdiction of Member, Associate Member or Affiliate Member classified under 3 (a) ( (i and (iv) shall ordinarily mean the administrative area of the appropriate State or region or area assigned to any member by the Board 4. ADMISSION FEE AND SUBSCRIPTION: (i) Every Full Member shall pay a subscription of Rs. 500/- per annum. ( Every Associate Member shall pay an admission fee of Rs. 1,000/- upon election and subscription of Rs.250/- per annum. (i Every Affiliate Member shall pay an admission fee of Rs. 1000/- upon election and subscription of Rs. 250/- per annum 5. VOTE, ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, ACCOUNTS OF TOURNAMENTS: (i) ( Every Full Member and Chairman of meeting shall have one vote. An Associate Member or Affiliate Member shall be eligible to attend and participate in the meetings of the Board but shall have no vote, nor shall he be eligible to be elected as a member of the Working Committee or as an Office-bearer or Vice President of the Board. The Annual Subscription shall be payable on or before 1st May each year. Other dues as appearing in the books of accounts of the Board shall also be payable before 1st May each year. No member shall have the right to vote at the Annual or Special General Meeting of the Board or to be elected to a Committee unless his subscription for the year and other dues as referred to herein above have been received by the Board 15 days 10 11

12 prior to the Annual General Meeting, provided that a notice has been given to such member before 31st July to pay the Annual Subscription and the other dues. (i A member or an Associate Member or Affiliate Member required under the Rules of the tournament or under the resolutions or decision of the Board or Working Committee failing to submit the accounts or the statements connected with accounts of any tournament, match or otherwise within the period stipulated thereunder, shall not be entitled to vote at a meeting provided that a notice in writing for submission of such accounts and statements has been given before 31st July of that year and such accounts and statements are not submitted with 15 days after the receipt of the notice. (iv) A member or an Associate Member or Affiliate Member who has failed to pay the Annual Subscription, other dues or has failed to submit accounts or statements required respectively under Rules 5 ( and (i even on the date of the Annual or Special General Meeting shall be given a notice in writing calling upon such Member/Associate Member/Affiliate Member to pay such amount within three months. If after the period of three months after receipt of such notice the Member/Associate Member/Affiliate Member fails to pay the amount of Annual Subscription and other dues or fails to submit accounts and statements such a Member or Associate Member or Affiliate Member shall cease to be Member or Associate Member or Affiliate Member of the Board forth with. The Board shall have the right to recover the amount from such Member or Associate Member or Affiliate Member notwithstanding termination of such membership. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 5 ( and (i above nothing shall prevent the General Body from permitting a Member to vote at the Annual or Special General Meeting or extending time for payments of dues or submitting of accounts and statements beyond the period referred to in clause (iv) above. 6. (A) PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTION OF AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER TO A FULL MEMBER An Associate Member may be promoted as a Full Member on fulfillment of the following conditions: (i) ( If the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and Such a member satisfies the Board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the National Tournament of Ranji Trophy. The Board, on receipt of an application from an "Associate" Member for being promoted to "Full" Membership, shall appoint at a General Body Meeting, a Special Committee which will go into the merits of the case and make recommendations to the Board, which the Board shall consider at its next General Body Meeting. The recommendations of the Special Committee for the promotion shall be accepted if it is passed by 3/4th majority of members present and voting. The Board may reject any application for promotion without assigning any reasons therefore. 6. (B) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION AS AN AFFILIATE MEMBER AND PROMOTION AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER (i) The Central Controlling Body for cricket in any state within the territory of India other than union territory which is not covered by a Full Member or Associate Member, desirous of being admitted as a Affiliate Member shall submit an application to the Secretary for affiliation along with a copy of its Rule 12 13

13 ( Regulations, its lists of members mentioning the areas or regions over which it exercises jurisdiction. The application shall be considered by the Board at a General Body Meeting and the applicant shall be admitted as a Affiliate Member if 3/4th of the majority of the members present at a General Body Meeting and entitled to vote so decide. The Board may reject any application for membership without assigning any reason. PROMOTION OF AN AFFILIATE MEMBER AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER Member or as an Associate Member except as set out above in Rule 6(A) and 6 (B). 7. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD: (i) The Board shall be comprised of (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) President Five Vice-Presidents, one from each zone An Honorary Secretary An Honorary Joint Secretary An Honorary Treasurer An Affiliate Member may be promoted as an Associate Member on fulfillment of the following conditions : (a) An Affiliate Member has been on the roll for a continuous period of 5 years. (b) Such a member satisfies the Board that the game and infrastructure facilities in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the Junior National Tournament. The Board, on receipt of an application from an Affiliate Member for being promoted to Associate Member, shall appoint at its Annual General Body Meeting a Special Committee which will go into the merits of the case and make recommendations to the Board, which the Board shall consider at its next General Body Meeting. The recommendations of the Special Committee for the promotion shall be accepted if it is passed by 3/4th majority of members present and voting. The Board may reject any application for promotion without assigning any reasons therefore. There shall be no direct affiliation to the Board as a Full ( A Member, Associate Member and an Affiliate Member shall be entitled to have one representative on the Board. A representative may be changed at any time by the Member, Associate Member or Affiliate Member concerned, provided that due intimation of such a change is given in writing to the Hon. Secretary. A person shall not at a time represent more than one affiliated member. (i A Member, Associate Member or an Affiliate Member shall inform annually to the Board the names of its Office Bearers and the members of their Executive Committee and the tenure during which they shall remain as Office-Bearers and members of the Executive Committee, and shall send the Audited statement of Accounts and the Balance Sheet to the Board. In case of a Member, Associate Member, Affiliate Member failing to submit Audited statement of Accounts and the Balance Sheet, the Board may take such action against the Member or Associate Member, Affiliate Member as it deems fit. 8. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD: In addition to and without prejudice to the generality of powers conferred directly or by necessary implication under 14 15

14 these Rules and regulations and the Memorandum of Association, the Board shall exercise the powers and perform the duties hereafter mentioned: (a) To grant affiliations as provided in the Rules or to disaffiliate Members on disciplinary grounds provided that in case a Member, Associate Member or Affiliate Member is to be disaffiliated 3/4th of the Members present and voting at the Annual or a Special General Meeting, as the case may be, with this specific item on the Agenda, vote for such disaffiliation. (b) To arrange, control and regulate visits of foreign cricket teams to India and visits of Indian teams to foreign countries and to settle the terms on which such visits shall be conducted. (c) To lay down conditions on which Indian players shall take part in a tour to any foreign country and by which such players shall be governed, including terms of payments to such players. (f) Universities in India, including rules, regulations and bye-laws in respect of travel, accommodation, allowances to be paid to players participating in such matches. To permit, under conditions laid down by the Board or refuse to permit any visit, by a team of players to a foreign country or to India. (g) To frame the Laws of Cricket in India and to make alteration, amendments or additions to the Laws of Cricket in India whenever desirable or necessary. (h) To make bye-laws generally for the management of the affairs of the Board. (i) To purchase, sell, lease, manage and/or mortgage, exchange and/or otherwise dispose off immovable property wheresoever situated, in order to promote the objects of the Board, except those entrusted to the Trustees. (d) To frame bye-laws and lay down conditions including those of travel, accommodation and allowance under which Indian players shall take part in Cricket Tournaments/Matches or exhibition, festival and charity matches organized by the Board or by a Member Under the authority of the Board in the course of a visit or tour of a foreign Cricket team in India. (e) To arrange, control and make rules, regulations or bye-laws for the National Championship for Irani Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, C K Nayudu Trophy, Cooch Behar Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Polly Umrigar Trophy and Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Twenty20 or for University, Schools or other Tournaments or for any Exhibition matches between Member and Member and/or between the several (j) (k) (l) To lay out any ground for playing the game and for other purposes and to provide pavilion, canteen and other conveniences and amenities in connection therewith. To collect funds and wherever necessary borrow with or without security for purpose of the Board and to raise loans with or without security and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such security. To start or sponsor and/or to subscribe to funds or stage a match for the benefit of cricketers or persons who may have rendered service to the game of cricket or for their families or to donate for the development or promotion of the game and to be regulated by bye laws framed in this regard from time to time

15 (m) To appoint Board's representative or representative on the International Cricket Council, Asian Cricket Council or similar conference. (t) Generally to do all such other acts and things as may appear to the Board to be expedient, convenient and/or conducive to the carrying out of the objects of the Board. (n) To take disciplinary action against a player, match official, administrator, member of the Board. (o) To appoint manager and/or other officials of Indian teams. (p) To employ, appoint Executive Secretaries, Administrative Officers and Professional Cricketers, Umpires, Scorers, Statisticians, Groundsmen, Peons, Servants and other service personal and staff and to pay to them and other persons in return for their services rendered to the Board, salaries, wages, gratuities, pensions, honorariums, compensations, any ex-gratia payment and/or provident fund and to remove or dismiss such employees; (q) To start and maintain a library of books, periodicals on Sports in general and Cricket in particular and to publish journal or other books. (r) To co-ordinate activities of the affiliated Associations and to mediate in disputes between the Members and/or Associate Members of the Board. (rr) To produce by itself the Cricket content for telecast of cricket matches and/or ceremonies by hiring or owning equipment and hiring necessary crew, technicians etc (s) To delegate to the Working Committee, all or any of the powers enumerated in (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (l), (p), (q) and (r) and (rr) and to also delegate to the Working Committee the specified and restrictive powers with respect to (k). 9. POWER AND CONTROL OVER PLAYERS, SUPPORT STAFF, UMPIRES AND MATCH OFFICIALS The Board shall have jurisdiction and control over a player, support staff, umpires and match officials within the jurisdiction of a Member or an Associate Member or Affiliate Member. A player playing cricket under the aegis of a Member or an Associate Member or Affiliate Member shall be deemed ipso facto to submit to the jurisdiction of the Board. 10. CONDUCT OF PLAYERS: The Board shall have the power to call into question the conduct of any player within its jurisdiction and may take such disciplinary action against the player as the Board may deem fit. The Board's decision shall be final. 11. ENQUIRY INTO CONDUCT OF PLAYERS, MATCH OFFICIAL, ADMINISTRATOR : In the event of the Board enquiring into the conduct of a Player, Match Officials, Administrator, Members of Board, the Board shall proceed in the manner prescribed in Rule WORKING COMMITTEE (COMPOSITION, POWERS AND DUTIES) : The affairs of the Board shall be managed by a Working Committee consisting of: (a) The President, The Hon. Secretary The Hon. Joint Secretary The Hon. Treasurer 18 19

16 20 (b) Representatives of (1) Mumbai Cricket Association, (2) Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, (3) Cricket Association of Bengal, (4) Delhi and District Cricket Association, (5) Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association shall be permanent members of the Working Committee. (c) If an Association who has been allotted a Test Match and after a period of two years is on the normal rotation the following year, the association will continue to be a member of the Working Committee. However, if the normal rotation merges with the two years period for having been allotted a Test match, then the Association concerned will have to wait and get elected on principle of rotation in the respective zone. From amongst the remaining members, one representative of a Member from each of the five zones viz., (i) North, ( East, (i Central, (iv) South and (v) West, to be elected on principle of rotation in the respective zones. (d) The meeting in each zone for all purposes shall be convened by the Hon. Secretary of the Test Centres in the zone by rotation. (E) Vice Presidents may attend and take part in the deliberations but will have no voting rights unless they represent the Member on the Working Committee. POWERS AND DUTIES OF WORKING COMMITTEE (a) The Working Committee shall have all the powers of the Board and authority and discretion to do all acts and things except such acts as by these rules or statute expressly directed or required to be done by a General Meeting of the Board, but exercise of such powers, authorities and discretion shall be subject to the control and regulation of any General Meeting specially convened for the purpose provided that no such regulations shall invalidate any prior act of the Working Committee which would have been valid, if such regulation has not been made. (b) For the purpose of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the Governing Body of the Board shall be the Working Committee. (c) The Working Committee shall meet at such time and place and shall conduct proceedings in such manner as the President may from time to time decide. (d) A Special Meeting of the Working Committee may be convened at any time by the President and shall be convened on a requisition to that effect being made in writing by not less than five members of the Committee. Any such requisition shall express the object of the meeting proposed to be called and shall be sent to the Hony. Secretary. (e) Fourteen days clear notice of the Meeting of the Working Committee together with the Agenda shall be given to the members of the Working Committee. For a Special Meeting of the Working Committee convened for purposes stated in (d) above, seven days clear notice shall be given. An Emergent meeting of the Working Committee may be convened with 3 days notice (F) Until otherwise decided Five members shall form a quorum. The President or in his absence a member elected by those present at the meeting shall be the Chairman, In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. (g) A resolution in writing signed and agreed to by all members of the Working Committee shall be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Working Committee. Such a resolution shall be ratified at the next meeting of the Committee. 21

17 (h) The Hon. Secretary shall keep the minutes of every Meeting in a book which shall be signed by the Chairman when approved. Notice of the meetings of the Working Committee and the minutes shall be sent to all affiliated members who may submit their opinions in writing in respect of any business to be transacted at the meeting or transacted at the meeting. Subject to conditions laid down by the Board, the Working Committee may permit or refuse to permit a visit by a team of a Member or a team sponsored by a Member to a foreign country or to India. The Working Committee shall also have power : (a) To control, expand and regulate the finances of the Board. (b) To institute or defend any action or actions at Law for or against the Board or against any Office-Bearer or employee of the Board. (c) To fill in the casual vacancy of Auditor or Auditors whenever it occurs. (d) To mediate and decide disputes between Members and matters referred to it by a Member. (e) To do all acts and things necessary and expedient to carry out the objects of the Board and not herein expressly specified. The Working Committee shall have further powers as under: (a) To arrange control and regulate visits of foreign cricket teams to India and visits of Indian teams to foreign countries and to settle the terms on which such visits shall be conducted. (b) To lay down conditions on which Indian Player shall take part in a tour to any foreign country and by which such players shall be governed, including terms of payments to such players. (c) To frame bye-laws and lay down conditions including those of travel, accommodation and allowances under which Indian Players shall take part in cricket tournaments/matches or Exhibition, Festival and Charity matches organized by the Board or by a Member under the authority of the Board in the course of a visit or tour of a foreign cricket team to India. (d) To arrange control and make rules, regulations or byelaws for the National Championship of India for the Ranji Trophy matches or for University, Schools or other tournaments or for any Exhibition matches between member and member and / or between the several Universities in India including rules, regulations and byelaws in respect of travel, accommodation, allowances to be paid to players participating in Such matches. (e) To permit, under conditions laid down by the Board, or refuse to permit any visit by a team of players to a foreign country or to India. (f) To frame the Laws of Cricket in India and to make alteration, amendment or addition to the Laws of Cricket in India whenever desirable or necessary. (g) To make bye-laws generally for the management of affairs of the Board. (h) To lay out any ground for playing the game and for other purpose and to provide Pavilion, Canteen and other conveniences and amenities in connection therewith. (i) To collect funds and whenever necessary borrow not exceeding 25% of General Fund with or without security 22 23

18 (j) (k) (l) for purpose of the Board and to raise loans with or without security and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such security. To start or sponsor and / or to subscribe to funds or stage a match for the benefit of cricketers or persons who may have rendered service to the game of cricket or for their families or to donate for the development or promotion of the game and to be regulated by bye-laws framed in this regard from time to time. To employ, appoint Executive Secretaries, Administrative Officers and Professional Cricketers, Umpires, Scorers, Statisticians, Ground men, Peons, Servants and other service personnel and staff and to pay to them and other persons in return for their services rendered to the Board, salaries, wages, gratuities, pensions, honorariums, compensations, any ex-gratia payments and / or provident fund and to remove or dismiss such employees. To start and maintain a library of books, periodicals on sports in general and cricket in particular and to publish journal or other books. (m) To co-ordinate activities of the affiliated Associations and to mediate in disputes between The Member and / or Associate Member of the Board. 13. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE -BEARERS : (a) THE PRESIDENT : (i) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board and of the Working Committee. The President shall exercise superintendence over the Officein the discharge of their duties generally and particularly in accordance with any general or ( (i special direction of the Board or the Working Committee. The President shall also exercise such functions and duties as may be empowered on him personally by the Board or by the Working Committee. In the event of a vacancy occurring of an Officebearer, Vice-President, Chairman or member of the standing committee or other committees by reason of death or by his being adjudged insolvent or by his being convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude or by resignation, the President shall fill up such a vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office till the following Annual General Meeting. The President shall have the power to take action in case of any misconduct on the part of players as stipulated and laid down in Rule No. 32. (Iv) The President shall approve the composition of a team, selected by the Selection Committee. (b) THE SECRETARY : The Secretary shall : i) Keep and maintain the minutes of Annual General, Special General Meetings of the Board, Meetings of the Working Committee and Committees appointed by the Board in appropriate books and shall cause them to be properly and correctly recorded and confirmed. Sign all contracts for and on behalf of the Board and carry on all correspondence in the name of the Board save as otherwise directed by the President or the Working Committee

19 i iv) Be in charge of all correspondence and records of the Board including that of all Committees or such properties as may be entrusted to his care by the Board. Convene the Annual General Meeting, the Special General Meeting, Meeting of the Working committee with the concurrence of the President. He may also convene meetings of any other Committee, Sub-Committee of which he is the convenor. v) Circulate to all Members of the Board statement of accounts prepared by the Treasurer. (c ) THE HONORARY JOINT SECRETARY : The Honorary Joint Secretary shall : i) Convene and keep minutes of the sub-committees that may be placed in his charge at the Annual General Meeting or by the Honorary Secretary. Assist the Hon. Secretary in all matters pertaining to the affairs of the Board. (d) THE HONORARY TREASURER : The Honorary Treasurer shall : vi) Be an ex-officio Member of all Committees except the Selection Committee. i) Receive all subscriptions and donations and the monies payable and / or receivable by the Board; v Convene and attend the meetings of the Selection Committee, but shall not be entitled to take part in deliberations of the Selection Committee nor shall he be entitled to vote. However, he shall be entitled to convey to the Selection Committee the views of the Board. vi Have the power to delegate any work to the Honorary Joint Secretary. ix) Exercise, as Chief Executive of the Board, general control over all matters regarding the Board and over all employees of the Board subject to general or special direction of the Board or the Working Committee. x) Have the power to sign the letters of appointment, dismissal or termination of the employees. xi) Have power to delegate any work to any employee of the Board. i Make payments and incur expenditure out of the funds of the Board in accordance with the decisions of the Board, the Working Committee or any other Sub-Committee appointed by the Board; Keep accounts of all monies received and expended by the Board, in respect of assets, credits and liabilities of the Board; iv) Prepare statement of accounts : v) a) Place before the Working Committee : i) Proforma Annual Balance Sheet; Proforma Statement of Accounts of the Board; i Annual Budget b) Place before the Annual General Meeting duly audited : 26 27

20 vi) v 14. ADMINISTRATION : i) Annual Balance Sheet Statement of Accounts of the Board. Invest and/or disburse the funds of the Board, to withdraw any or all the existing fixed deposits before the date of maturity in accordance with any general or special directions of the Board or the Working Committee; Prepare budgets to be presented at the Annual General Meeting, Special General Meeting and Working Committee Meeting. i) Mumbai shall be the administrative headquarters where the office of the Board shall be permanently situated. It shall be Central Secretariat of the Board. i The affairs of the Board shall be conducted by the Board and in the name of the Board, day to day management shall be conducted by the Office Bearers subject to any general and/or special directions of the Board. The bankers to the Board shall be appointed by the Working Committee and may be changed from time to time, as the Board may deem expedient. The bank account of the Board shall be operated by the Honorary Treasurer and in his absence by the President. 15. ELECTION OF OFFICE- BEARERS AND VICE- PRESIDENTS i) The election of the Office Bearers and the Vice Presidents shall be held at the Annual General meeting of the Board. The Office Bearers and Vice Presidents elected in the Annual General Meeting in 2011 will hold office for a period of 2 years which may be further renewed by election for a period of one year by the General Body. Successful candidates at this election held in 2013 shall hold office for a period of one year. The Office Bearers and the Vice Presidents elected from Annual general Meetings from 2014 shall hold the office for a period of three years. The following persons shall be eligible to be considered for the post of Office Bearers or Vice Presidents excepting for the President :- (a) Past or present Office Bearers or Vice Presidents of the Board. OR (b) Any person who has represented a full member in at least two Annual General Meetings of the Board as a representative of such member. i (a) The candidate for the post of President shall be nominated on the principle of zonal rotation. This right of nomination of Presidential candidate or candidates shall be with a zone for a period of 3 years. The Zonal Rotation would be : 1) West Zone 2) Central Zone 3) South Zone 4) East Zone 5) North Zone (b) The candidate or candidates for the office of President shall be nominated by at least two Full Members from the zone whose turn it is as per the zonal rotation. (iv) The following persons shall be eligible to contest for the post of President 28 29

21 (a) (b) past or present Office Bearer or Vice President of the Board nominated by at least two Full Members from the Zone whose turn is current as per the principle of zonal rotation. AND Who must have attended two Annual General Meetings representing a Full Member. It is clarified that such candidate or candidates need not be from the same zone that is exercising its right of nomination by rotation. A) Confirmation of the minutes of the previous General Meetings. B) Adoption of the Report of the Hon. Secretaries for the year under review. C) Adoption of the Treasurer's Report and the audited accounts for the year under review. D) Adoption of the Annual Budget. E) Election of office-bearers and Vice-Presidents, one from each zone. (v) In case of vacancy occurring in the office of President by reason of death or by him being adjudged insolvent or by him being convicted in a criminal case by a competent Court or by resignation or otherwise, The Hon. Secretary shall within fifteen days convene a Special General Body Meeting to elect the President who shall be nominated by at least one Full Member from the zone which proposed the name of the President whose term was cut short prematurely. Such person who is so elected shall hold office till the next elections. (vi) Office Bearers /Vice Presidents may be elected for one more term of three years. F) Appointment of Auditor or Auditors for the year and fix their remuneration. G) Election of the Working Committee, Standing Committees and other Sub-Committees provided that members mentioned in Rule 12(I) (c) and members of Senior Tournaments Committee shall be elected on principle of rotation. H) i) C o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e R e p o r t a n d recommendations of the Working Committee, Standing committee and Sub Committees. MEETINGS : 16. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : i) The Annual General Meeting of the Board shall be held every year, not later than 30th September at such place and time as the President may fix. Consideration of any amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Board provided no amendment to the Rules and Regulations of the Board proposed by a Member or an Associate Member shall be considered unless the amendments are received by the Honorary Secretary before 31st July. The following business shall be transacted at the Annual General Meeting I) Consideration of any motion, notice whereof is given by a Member to the Secretary twenty-one 30 31

22 days before the meeting. (Such a motion shall be circulated in advance to all members). J) To consider matters relating to affiliation / promotion/ disaffiliation/ readmissions, if any. K) To appoint a Administrative Manager for the Indian Team. L) To appoint Board's Representative or Representatives on the International Cricket Conference or similar Conferences. M) i) Consideration of any other business which the President may consider necessary to be included in the agenda Transaction of any other business of an informal character as may be permitted by the Chairman. i The record of the proceedings of the annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings shall, after the approval of the Chairman of the Meeting to be circulated within two months of the Meeting to the Members of the Board and then entered in the Minutes Book. The minutes shall be duly confirmed after correction, if any, and signed by Chairman at the subsequent Annual General Meeting. previous meeting or meetings to be confirmed at the Annual General meeting; b) Copies of audited Statement of Accounts to be adopted and to be passed at the Annual General Meeting; (c) Copies of the audited Statement of Accounts of any tour or tours (d)honorary Treasurer's Reports and the Annual Budget and (e) Copies of all documents and papers having a reference to any item on the Agenda of the General Meeting. v) Member desiring to raise any point relating to the Agenda or accounts mentioned in Rule 16(iv) at the Annual General Meeting shall give seven days notice thereof to the Secretary. The Secretary shall circulate such notice to all Office Bearers, Vice-Presidents, Members and Associate and Affiliate Members before the date fixed for the meeting. 17. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING : i) A Special General Meeting may be convened by the Secretary (a) on a directive of the President, b) on a resolution of the Working Committee, c) on a requisition signed by not less than 10 Full Members specially stating the business to be transacted at such Meeting. No business other than the one for which the Special General Meeting is called will be transacted at such meeting. iv) The Secretary shall, at least Twenty One (21) days prior to the date fixed for the Annual General Meeting, forward to each member, notice setting out the agenda of business to be transacted at the Annual General Meeting along with (a) Copies of the Minutes of the In the event of the Secretary failing to convene a Special General Meeting within thirty days of the receipt of a requisition, the requisitionists may themselves convene a Meeting for the purpose specified in the requisition at such place and time as may be decided by the requisitionists

23 i The President may at his discretion direct the Secretary to convene a Special General Meeting at shorter notice in which case a notice of at least 10 days shall be given. adjourned meeting the quorum is not present within half an hour from the time of the meeting, the members present shall form the quorum. 34 iv) For any Special General Meeting the Secretary shall give Twenty One day's notice specifying the business to be transacted at that meeting. v) In the event of the Secretary failing to convene a Special General Meeting at the direction of the President or on a resolution of the Working Committee within Ten days, the President may convene a meeting over his own signature. vi) The President may at his discretion postpone or cancel the Special General Meeting or the Meeting of the Working Committee, Standing Committee or any other Committee. 18. ACCIDENTAL OMISSION TO GIVE NOTICE OF MEETING : Accidental omission to give notice of an Annual General or Special General Meeting or Working Committee or Meetings of Committees to any member entitled thereto or the non-receipt thereof by him shall not invalidate the proceedings of such meetings. 19. QUORUM AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING : i) Ten members present and entitled to vote shall be a quorum for an Annual General Meeting. No business shall be transacted at the Annual General Meeting unless the quorum requisite is present at the commencement of the business of the meeting. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the Annual General Meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same date of the following month and at the same place and time. If at the For a Special General Meeting ten members present and entitled to vote shall be quorum. If no quorum is present at the appointed time of the meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned for half an hour. The 20. PRESIDENT AT MEETINGS: The President shall preside at the Annual General Meeting or the Special General Meeting of the Board and in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents elected at the meeting shall preside.in the event of all the Vice Presidents being absent, the Meeting shall elect one among themselves as the Chairman of the Meeting. 21. CASTING VOTE OR DRAWING LOTS : Save, as provided otherwise by these Rules, questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. In the event of the Chairman of the Meeting desiring not to exercise his casting vote the issue shall be decided by drawing lots. 22. VOTING AT ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS: i) At the Annual General Meeting / Special General Meeting each member shall have one vote. The Chairman of the meeting shall have one vote which shall be in addition to the casting vote as provided in Clause 21. The other Office Bearers and Vice Presidents shall have no right to vote unless they represent full members. The Associate and Affiliate Members shall have no vote. 35